What Do Americans Think Of Obama's Performance As A President?

A friend of mine put together an awesome handwritten sign outlining why she’s voting for President Obama this year, I think it says almost everything you need to know:

Many Americans take it for granted that President Obama has been one of the most effective Presidents since FDR. It’s important to remember just how bad things were when he took office and how much he’s accomplished since he’s been in office.

We were hemorrhaging jobs when this President took office and now we’ve gone from 10% unemployment down to around 8.5%. If the recovery continues on this path, we’ll be back to around 5% unemployment by 2016.

It’s not just about jobs though, President Obama has also worked to restore America’s image around the world. When President Bush was in office we were invading countries for no reason, now we’ve left Iraq and are in the process of leaving Afghanistan.

In case you needed a few other examples of what President Obama has accomplished I put together a list below:

Extended child tax credits and marriage-penalty fixes

Created an Advanced Manufacturing Fund to invest in peer-reviewed manufacturing processes

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I sure hope you realize that the number of jobs it would create would be very temporary and that NONE of the oil going through that pipeline would end up in American gas tanks. In fact, it’s nothing more than an outlet for Canada to get their oil to China. I’m not even going to link to the plethora of articles about that, Google is your friend.

Keystone will not do a thing for US energy, which is why it is deliberately routed to an export zone. Any gasoline produced from this oil will not go into an American’s tank. The US is already exporting gasoline we no longer need, as we have become more efficient and drive less.

Yeah sure… we’ve had fuel cell technology since the 60′s and the auto makers were ready to mass produce fuel cell cars a few years ago but the Obama administration decided to stop that. What’s it any business of the federal government what private sector companies do anyway? WTH is this? Europe? The argument about logistics for filling fuel cell cars is mute.. The trillions they’ve spent on wars and other bs could have went to the states to setup hydrogen filling stations and fund Social Security…

You do realize that we are not going to see any of that oil right? It’s all going to China and India.. So basically, tax payers are funding a pipe line of which they will see no beneift. No low gas prices, no nothing. Sure maybe you’ll get some jobs out of it, but ultimately the sacrifice of land is benefitting someone else not us. That’s not a good use of our tax dollars.

Why is it that it goes to China? Simple free market, China is willing to pay for it and have a greater demand for it as does India. U.S. consumption has dropped by 8%,and I reckon that it will be even more as gas prices rise and people adjust and chang their habits.

We don’t have hydrogen fueled cars because they haven’t found an efficient way to house the hydrogen without it blow up in a car wreck. So basically the whole hydrogen plan is on hold. For now… the best thing we got is gasoline.

Yes but you do understand that the oil would be refined in the U.S., which means more American jobs, right? What’s wrong with us exporting product? Everything imported from American ports means American jobs.

All Obama did was lower (not eliminate) government dollars for research. Any OEM is free to study or implement fuel cell technology. The only major automaker that is actually exploring fuel cells is BMW. All the rest are pursuing other technologies. Obama didn’t tell anyone not to spend their own money to research fuel cell tech. So, back off and get your facts straight….